| How your refurbished sewing machine could help | | | | that dependency and living on hand outs destroys. Like |
| change the world! Third world poverty, famine and | | | | the truism 'give a man a fish and you feed him for a |
| starvation, HIV aids, child labor and exploitation, all | | | | day give a man a rod and you feed him for life' a |
| subjects that are never far from the news or general | | | | refurbished sewing machine can be a tool to fashion |
| conversation these days. No bad thing as without | | | | the way out of poverty. |
| these reminders most of us cushioned in our western | | | | Charities need your sewing machine and other tools |
| lifestyles would never come into contact with the daily | | | | for those who are trying to build their communities. In |
| life and death struggle that is the way of life for much | | | | poverty stricken countries in Africa these charities |
| of the world. | | | | work with local organisations to train workers to use |
| Even when we are confronted by the results of global | | | | donated refurbished tools and to acquire skills that will |
| inequality and the deaths of thousands there is a very | | | | make them able to work towards self sufficiency and |
| real danger that it's all too big and too difficult and this | | | | move away from poverty by their own efforts. Just |
| can be a real turn off for any action we might feel we | | | | one of these charities is able to ship $1.500,000 worth |
| could take. We need to know the big global picture but | | | | of refurbished sewing machines and tools to support |
| we also need to make the issues less distant. To | | | | projects working with local people. |
| reduce the problems involved into more people related, | | | | Simple isn't it? Everyone wins. You get rid of |
| bite sized chunks. So what's this got to do with your | | | | something you no longer need, the charity gets a tool it |
| old sewing machine? Well as long as it's able to be | | | | needs and far away the family who receives it gets a |
| serviced your refurbished sewing machine could have | | | | chance of a new way of life. You guessed it; it doesn't |
| a major impact on the life of someone half a world | | | | stop there as there are many other tools which so |
| away. | | | | many of those living in poverty can't afford. Look them |
| It was Mahatma Gandhi who said that a sewing | | | | out, talk to your friends, talk to the charity. Have you |
| machine "was one of the few useful things ever | | | | skills you could use to help them with preparing and |
| invented". For those who have very little a sewing | | | | repairing the tools that will change lives. Get involved, |
| machine is not only a means to clothe themselves and | | | | make a difference. The problems may be world sized |
| their family it's a way that they can produce clothes | | | | but even the eating of the biggest cake starts with the |
| and other items for sale to others. A chance to earn, | | | | smallest bite. So that's how your refurbished sewing |
| to have pride in providing for yourself. To get all the | | | | machine will help to change someone's world and |
| benefits that confidence and self esteem can give and | | | | perhaps yours too. |